Josef Středula


Josef Středula is a Czech trade union activist. He became Chairman of KOVO trade union in 2005. He left the office in 2014 when he became Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions.

Biography

Středula was born in 1967 at Opava. He studied Technical High School and then worked at Vítkovice Ironworks. He has been a trade unionist since 1993. He affiliated himself with KOVO Trade Union. He was elected chairman of the union in 2005. He left the office after he was elected Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions. He was reelected in 2018.

Possible presidential candidacy

He was asked about possible presidential candidacy by A2larm Magazine. He stated that his candidacy for President of the Czech Republic is possible if he has support of trade unions. His statement was positively received by trade unionists. Some politicians of the Czech Social Democratic Party and Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia including Jan Hamáček and Jiří Dolejš suggested possible support for Středula.